diff --git a/vpbs/src/main/java/biz/laenger/android/vpbs/ViewPagerBottomSheetBehavior.java b/vpbs/src/main/java/biz/laenger/android/vpbs/ViewPagerBottomSheetBehavior.java
index bf8d7a8..5eac402 100644
--- a/vpbs/src/main/java/biz/laenger/android/vpbs/ViewPagerBottomSheetBehavior.java
+++ b/vpbs/src/main/java/biz/laenger/android/vpbs/ViewPagerBottomSheetBehavior.java
@@ -612,6 +612,10 @@ View findScrollingChild(View view) {
         if (view instanceof ViewPager) {
             ViewPager viewPager = (ViewPager) view;
             View currentViewPagerChild = ViewPagerUtils.getCurrentView(viewPager);
+            if (currentViewPagerChild == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             View scrollingChild = findScrollingChild(currentViewPagerChild);
             if (scrollingChild != null) {
                 return scrollingChild;